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  2. Railway Traffic at Lithgow.

    During the last couple of weeks [?] immense amount of goods traffic has been dealt with at Lithgow. The through and local traffic was as follows:--Monday, ...

    Article : 216 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 5 words
  4. LATE CABLES.

    Reuter's Vienna correspondent states that there are now nearly 90,000 unemployed, empty shops, moneyless people, and great increases in business failures Vienna ...

    Article : 120 words
  5. SPORTING NOTES.

    The bicycle races in connection with Cullen Bullen picnic meeting on Saturday have been cancelled. Two trots, have been substituted. ...

    Article : 28 words
  6. Upper House Swamping.

    Last night Mr. Lang (the Premier) made available to the press, the documents and letters which passed between himself and the Governor relative to the swamping of ...

    Article : 951 words
  7. Year's Mining Figures.

    While the value of mineral production in N.S. Wales for 1924 was £18,623,000, and constituted a record for the State, there is every indication that the returns for 1925 ...

    Article : 333 words
  8. TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS.

    To-day's market quotations: Butter 149s 4d, new laid eggs 1s 8d, rails 1s 4d, cheese 9d to 10d, honey 3d to 5d, beeswax to 1s 8d, lucerne hay £4 to £5, onions (Vic.) £12 ...

    Article : 62 words
  9. BREVITIES.

    There were 28 patients in the hospital yesterday, two of them being in isolation. Tenders are invited for the extension of the electric light scheme at Portland. ...

    Article : 1,319 words
  10. THE TURF.

    Randwick, Boxing Day:--Hurdles: Royal Howard, Nurredin, Fierabras. Nursery: Dabble, Kelgoola, Waitaki. Flying: Lilah, Tiny's Court, Anambah. December Stakes: ...

    Article : 144 words
  11. TACKE IS ARRESTED.

    Melbourne.--Henry Tacke, for whom the police have been searching on a charge of having murdered Mrs. Christine Currell, was arrested to-day, in the bush at Sorrento, a ...

    Article : 100 words
  12. JAPAN AGAIN IN TROUBLE

    Reuter's Tokio correspondent states that northern Japan is storm-swept. Heavy losses are reported, including 20 fishing boats, containing crews totalling 150 ...

    Article : 56 words
  13. DISTRESSED SEAMEN'S DEPENDENTS.

    Mr. George Waite, late assistant secretary of the United Laborers' Union, has received a cable from Havelock Wilson asking him to ascertain what is being done ...

    Article : 97 words
  14. CRICKET.

    New South Wales defeated South Australia by an innings and 99 runs in the Sheffield Shield match. N.S.W. meets Victoria at Melbourne on Boxing Day in a further ...

    Article : 35 words
  15. EARLIER CABLES.

    The United States authorities have successfully prosecuted a bogus doctor who conducted a "medical diploma mill." He had flooded the country with bogus ...

    Article : 137 words
  16. TYLDESLEY COLLIERY IDLE.

    It is reported that Tyldesley Colliery was idle on Monday, owing to bad air. The ventilation of the mine is said to be defective, but it is stated that work will be ...

    Article : 94 words
  17. BOWLING.

    The Australian Bowling carnival will commence at Sydney on February 22. Although no selection has yet been made, it is understood that Lithgow will send two ...

    Article : 61 words
  18. HELP FOR DIGGERS.

    The trustees of the A.I.F. canteen fund have informed the Returned Soldiers' League that to November 30 they have made grants to 47,963 seriously disabled ...

    Article : 69 words
  19. WEATHER INJURED.

    For the first time in the history of racing in Goulburn the weather conditions are to be guarded against by insurance. At last night's meeting of the Goulburn Charity ...

    Article : 114 words
  20. COURSING.

    A meeting of the Lithgow Coursing Club was held on Tuesday night at Stephenson's rooms. Ald. George Chivers presided. Arrangements were made to inspect grounds ...

    Article : 40 words
  21. LOCAL ACCIDENTS.

    Whilst playing on some rocks at the rear of his parents' residence in Percy-street on Tuesday, a small boy named Kelly fell fractured his arm. The ambulance convoyed ...

    Article : 83 words
  22. EARLIER CABLES.

    In his prorogation speech King George feelingly referred to the world-wide assurances of sympathy in the death of Queen Alexandra. He trusted that the Locarno ...

    Article : 310 words
  23. PRESENT FOR RESCUER.

    Alf Lawson, aged 12, of Rylstone, has presented a watch and guard to Athol Riley aged 10½, who risked his life to save Lawson from drowning. While being brought ...

    Article : 64 words
  24. NEXT WEEK'S ISSUES.

    There will be but two issues of the "Mercury" next week, due to the New Year holiday. There will be no issue on Monday, but a paper will be published on ...

    Article : 158 words
  25. RAILWAY STAFF CHANGES.

    The following are the latest railway staff changes:--A. E. Flint, guard, Lithgow, to senior shunter, Penrith; G. Hollier, guard, Cowra, to guard, Litligow; H. W. S. Amies, ...

    Article : 79 words
  26. MAN WHO INTRODUCED RABBITS.

    A "Sun" cable runs as follows:--LONDON, Tuesday Night. Referring to the death of Mr. J.R. Collison, of Maidstone, Kent, who formerly ...

    Article : 106 words
  27. CORMORANTS AND FISH.

    Sir,--Being a resident near both Pish and Duckmaloi rivers, I would be glad if you would grant me a little space to draw attention to the havoc that is being played on ...

    Article : 214 words
  28. CHRISTMAS WEATHERS

    Mr. Mares is sanguine of agreeable weather in Sydney at least for Christmas Day. He forecasts as follows:--"Mostly fine, with passing cloud, and warm and ...

    Article : 70 words
  29. MOTOR CYCLE HITS A TREE.

    A motor cycle and side car crashed into a tree three miles out of town on the Orange-road. The rider, Cecil Hill, and his passenger, Leslie Lloyd, were hurled to the ...

    Article : 85 words
  30. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

    Mr. Arthur G. Manning, M.P., has received the following reply, in answer to requests by numerous municipal councils, from the Hon. W. G. Gibson, M.P.:-- ...

    Article : 632 words
  31. THE LAGOON.

    The weather is discussed here more than anything else. The last week has been very trying, and nothing seems to grow; even the lucerne is at a standstill. The ...

    Article : 190 words
  32. LACK OF PARENTAL CONTROL.

    Judge Williams levelled a strong charge against all grades of society in the Court of General Sessions (Vic.) recently. He charged society with a lack of parental ...

    Article : 188 words
  33. PARLIAMENT STILL SITTING.

    In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, consideration was given to the taxation measures of the Government. It is proposed to impose a 25 per cent. tax on the ...

    Article : 335 words
  34. BATHURST WATERWORKS STAFF

    A special meeting of the Bathurst Council was held to inquire into complaints made by the council's engineer (Mr. J. Muston) against several members of the ...

    Article : 100 words
  35. COMING EVENTS

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 91 words
  36. A MINISTER'S COMPLAINT.

    Sir,--We got a shock here on Sunday morning when we found the sulky wheel na[?] moved and stolen. This evidently was not to cause an accident, but to effect a ...

    Article : 177 words
  37. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    The annual report of the Police Department states that 358 motor vehicles were stolen and illegally used in Sydney during the year. Through the vigilance of the ...

    Article : 160 words
  38. P. AND C. ASSOCIATIONS.

    Several speakers at the annual conference of the N.S. Wales public school Teachers' [?]tion yesterday condemned the attitude adopted in some instances by parents ...

    Article : 186 words
  39. Advertising

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    Advertising : 255 words
  40. PROFITABLE FRUIT-PICKING.

    ORANGE, Monday--During the past few weeks there has been a considerable falling off in the attendance at local schools, due to a large number of ...

    Article : 91 words
  41. Advertising

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    Advertising : 55 words
  42. STEEL INDUSTRY.

    After studying exhaustively the steel industry of the United States, Mr. W. Todhunter, of the B.H.P. works at Newcastle, who returned to Sydney from San Francisco ...

    Article : 166 words
  43. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 30 words
  44. CHEAP DRINKS.

    Something in the nature of a liquor war has started here. One publican began it by reducing prices on all beer and spirits as a [?] concession. Another hotelkeeper ...

    Article : 66 words
  45. Advertising

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    Advertising : 78 words
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